Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

June 20, 2017 @ 1:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs, “the most active investor in UK private companies” is rebooting its Alumni Club portal to reposition the value proposition for early stage businesses in the UK. According to Seedrs, this relaunch comes with some prominent names dedicated to boosting UK entrepreneurs. The partner companies… Read More

June 19, 2017 @ 5:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) announced on Monday it has assigned preliminary ratings to three classes of notes issued by Marlette Funding Trust 2017-2. This is a $322.7 million consumer loan ABS transaction that is expected to close on June 29th. Marlette, which was founded… Read More

June 19, 2017 @ 1:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Commercial real estate marketplace lending platform, Money360, announced on Monday it has added eight new hires to support its rapid expansion. According to the online lender, the hires included five seasoned commercial real estate executives and three industry specialists. Speaking about the hires, Money360 founder… Read More

June 19, 2017 @ 6:38 am By Erin Hobey  |  

About 30 million people in Germany suffer from intensive consulting diseases such as hypertension, diabetes or depression. In addition to drug therapy, a lifestyle change is often necessary. Berlin biologist Thomas Stuke hopes to dip further into this massive with Patient Care, a medtech app… Read More

June 18, 2017 @ 9:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

About a year ago, Crowdfund Insider connected with Julian Kwan, CEO and co-founder of Investacrowd, a real estate crowdfunding platform that was established in Singapore. Kwan was born in Australia but has spent the last 17 years in Asia – most recently Singapore. Having founded… Read More

June 18, 2017 @ 5:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowd2Fund has announced the launch of a new property loan product, secured against either commercial or residential property. Crowd2Fund added that the new vehicle qualifies for inclusion within the platform’s IFISA. Crowd2Fund already offers a range of debt based products including standard loans, revenue loans, bonds… Read More

June 18, 2017 @ 8:35 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online real estate investment marketplace, Wealth Migrate, announced on Thursday it is launching its #LikeAMillionaire luxury condo give-a-way. According to the platform, the condo is valued at $200,000 and is located in Cape Town’s Zero-2-One Tower development. The contest has been open to South African… Read More

June 17, 2017 @ 7:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Zopa announced on Thursday its IFISA is now available for all existing Zopa customers. Along with the IFISA, the online lender unveiled its latest peer-to-peer investment product, Zopa Core. While sharing details about the IFISA, Zopa revealed: “It’s here! From today, existing investors can subscribe… Read More

June 16, 2017 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, retail giant Macy’s announced the launch of its twelfth annual Shop For A Cause Program and kicked off a new charity challenge on crowdfunding platform, CrowdRise. According to Macy’s and CrowdRise, charities looking to participate in this fundraising challenge must sign up now… Read More

June 16, 2017 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, LendingTree, Inc. (NASDAQ: TREE) announced it has acquired certain assets of DepositAccounts.com, a leading consumer-facing media property in the depository industry. According to LendingTree, DepositAccounts.com is considered one of the most comprehensive sources of depository deals and analysis online, covering all major deposit product… Read More

June 16, 2017 @ 12:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

OFF3R is a UK based aggregator of alternative investments. The platform integrates opportunities within equity crowdfunding, peer to peer lending, real estate and more. At last count OFF3R hosts offers from 36 different UK platforms. Today in a report on P2PFinanceNews, OFF3R is revealing it… Read More

June 16, 2017 @ 11:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online commercial real estate company ArborCrowd announced on Thursday it is now offering a new $69.7 million commercial real estate deal to investors. The Lago Paradiso property is described as a multifamily complex located in Miami, Florida.  According to ArborCrowd, investors now have the opportunity… Read More

June 15, 2017 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Riga-based 4finance Holding S.A., a large online and mobile consumer lending group, announced on Thursday it has achieved a five star Trustpilot rating and an average 9.4 rating from nearly 4,000 reviewers from Denmark and Poland. According to 4finance, which recently reported that its online customer base has… Read More

June 15, 2017 @ 12:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Leading global equity crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has recently formed a new partnership with P3 Innovation, part of Pico Far East Holdings Limited.  Founded in 2016, P3 Innovation is a strategic platform founded by the Pico Group that is located in Pico Creative Centre in Shanghai’s Jiading… Read More

June 15, 2017 @ 8:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, RateSetter announced it was entering a partnership with George Banco and acquiring an equity stake in the personal loan provider company. Unfortunately, RateSetter revealed earlier this month that it has decided to pull out of the partnership after all. As previously reported, George Banco… Read More

June 15, 2017 @ 8:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding platform YouCaring announced on Thursday it has appointed Maly Ly as its first Chief Marketing Officer. According to the funding portal, Ly is set to lead its global marketing organization and scale brand awareness along with revenue. Prior to joining YouCaring, Maly held positions… Read More

June 15, 2017 @ 7:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Manchester property crowdfunding platform, the House Crowd, announced on Thursday it has joined Canary Wharf-based tech hub, Level39. This news comes just a few months after the funding portal celebrated its five year anniversary. Level39, which was launched in March 2013 by the Canary Wharf Group, is… Read More

June 15, 2017 @ 5:35 am By Erin Hobey  |  

UK online investment platform SyndicateRoom announced the closure of two lift rounds, for Peptinnovate and Alert Technology. SyndicateRoom negotiated an exclusive offer with the companies, whereby its members could participate in the equity rounds. Pekama closed its round in overfunding over the weekend. Peptinnovate, a… Read More

June 14, 2017 @ 4:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Online loan marketplace, LendingTree, announced on Wednesday the launch of its new home valuation feature within the My LendingTree platform. LendingTree reports that the home valuation tool leverages a proprietary home valuation model that estimates home value by accessing third party data and tracking it… Read More

June 14, 2017 @ 4:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate lending platform Patch of Land announced on Wednesday it has expanded its senior warehouse debt facility with private investment firm SF Capital from $10 million to $30 million. According to Patch of Land, the expanded debt facility will provide it with greater flexibility… Read More